PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: A PERSONAL QUESTION ABOUT WEIGHT!!SORRY,I JUST HAVE TO KNOW HERE...

Re: A PERSONAL QUESTION ABOUT WEIGHT!!SORRY,I JUST HAVE TO KNOW HERE...

From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:11:42 -0600 (CST)

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Your swollen belly is very possibly caused by testosterone. Elevated (or even normal depending on how your body reacts) testosterone is a COMMON cause of the mid-section weight. Other problems that can stem from it are:

acne unexplained weight gain hairloss (male pattern balding : P ) excess facial and body hair (hirsutism)

If the testosterone levels are high enough it can affect ovulation and disrupt the menstrual cycle.

The weight I gained 'crept' on, started at 28 years old. Slow but VERY consistent. It was around 30 pounds one year and then the rest the next. I started out underweight and even after pregnancy remained so.

Keep an eye on things but try not to stress, you may NEVER have a problem. If you suddently start showing symptoms that you didn't have before, talk to your Dr.. You may need to change or modify your treatment, diet etc..

At Fri, 11 Jan 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I have to admit that I'm totally confused about the weight gain too. How
>do you know when it starts happening? What causes it to happen? Were
>most of you within a healthy range for your heights and then suddenly
>there was a shift or was it gradual? I really don't have any weight
>problems (swollen belly, that's it, but completely normal weight) and I
>constantly worry that I'll just wake up one day and suddenly not be able
>to keep the weight off. Granted I stress about EVERYTHING so... Anyway,
>does anyone have any idea of what they think causes the change to
>gaining weight and how old were most of you when you started to gain
>weight. I'm just wondering if t there's some sort of pattern or if it's
>completely individualistic...
>
>Cheers!

-- Stay safe and feel free to email me anytime,

Beth Rockport, MA

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